I thought that the Olympics were a place where politics were not supposed to trump the spirit of competition???:rolleyes:

The writer couldn't help editorializing at the end:

This wasn't a case about gun control or the rights of gun owners. It was about two swimmers making a bad decision. Alcohol and topless bars are legal, too. Should athletes post photos of themselves doing shots at a strip club? The AOC may have overreacted, but D'Arcy and Monk have only themselves to blame.

So, holding a firearm is now the equivalent of drinking or ogling strippers? Seriously? What does the AOC plan to do with the competitors in the shooting events? The Pentathlon, for example, requires shooting as one of the five events. Are those athletes going to be subject to sanctions for posing with their gear? Since this is the Australian committee that is punishing them, they'd be perfectly justified in either quitting the team and letting their medal hopes go the way of their liberties.

06-12-2012, 10:27 PM

NJCardFan

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Originally Posted by AmPat

Gun-toting Olympians forced to leave London early, banned from social media

I thought that the Olympics were a place where politics were not supposed to trump the spirit of competition???:rolleyes:

Are you kidding? The politics is what drives the Olympics. All I have to say is men's basketball final Munich 1972.

Category D: Semi-automatic centrefire rifles, pump-action or semi-automatic shotguns holding more than 5 rounds. Functional Category D firearms are restricted to government agencies and a few occupational shooters. Collectors may own deactivated Category D firearms.

Category H: Handguns including air pistols and deactivated handguns. this class is available to target shooters. To be eligible for a Category H firearm a target shooter must serve a probationary period of six months using club handguns, and a minimum number of matches yearly to retain each category of handgun.

Target shooters are limited to handguns of .38 or 9mm calibre or less and magazines may hold a maximum of 10 rounds. Participants in certain "approved" pistol competitions may acquire handguns up to .45", currently Single Action Shooting and Metallic Silhouette. IPSC shooting is not "approved" for the larger calibres, for as 9mm/.38/.357 handguns meet the IPSC rules. Category H barrels must be at least 100mm (3.94") long for revolvers, and 120mm (4.72") for semi-automatic pistols unless the pistols are clearly ISSF target pistols: magazines are restricted to 10 rounds. Handguns held as part of a collection were exempted from these limits.

So, basically, you're allowed to have next to nothing, unless you get nanny state to agree that your requirement is justified. And, if you're on the Olympic team, just being photographed with a gun will get you in hack, which is especially disturbing. The swimmers didn't break any laws. They didn't purchase the firearms that they held and attempt to bring them back to Australia, or conceal them in any way. They simply posed with them. If that's grounds for a sanction, then would posing in front of a tank in front of a museum also warrant punishment? How about being photographed with a toy gun?

The AOC seems to be made up of good little Stalinists.

06-13-2012, 11:20 AM

txradioguy

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Originally Posted by Odysseus

So, holding a firearm is now the equivalent of drinking or ogling strippers? Seriously?

Actually probably worse in the Libtards minds.

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What does the AOC plan to do with the competitors in the shooting events? The Pentathlon, for example, requires shooting as one of the five events. Are those athletes going to be subject to sanctions for posing with their gear?

Give it time and if no one comes to their senses the shooting events will get killed off just like people are suggsting now that football be banned.